Chapter 179: Chapter 179 - The Haven(Part 8)

"This is quite the unusual situation for us, but regardless, we welcome the four of you as our guests and offer you our hospitality. We hope you enjoy the feast we’ve prepared for your enjoyment," Remarked Oberr, as he led us to an open space where a bunch of tables had been set up.

There were several tantalizing scents wafting through the air, the unmistakable aroma of meat...

"That smells so good...," Gulped Izzy, wiping the corner of her mouth as she began drooling, her stomach letting out a grumble.

I was also getting whiffs of alcohol, and really strong alcohol at that, wow. It’s practically burning my nostrils, they’ve got some pretty strong stuff. And there was also another strong, intoxicating scent in the air, the fragrance of marijuana.

After reincarnating in this world, I literally grew up in village where weed was its main export, so it’s quite the familiar, and kinda nostalgic, scent.

"This is a good opportunity for us to get them to warm up to us...we could introduce them to some drinking games and stuff," I whispered to the others.

"Do you have to make it sound so manipulative?" Sighed Argent in exasperation.

"You should just get used to it," Responded Prysm wryly.

Everyone in the Haven is here for this welcome party, so there’s a lot of people. But not that much, their population is actually pretty small. There are about a hundred and fifty to two hundred and fifty members of each race, with the exception of the Fairies, of which there are just a little over fifty.

The overall population numbers a bit over sixteen hundred or so. Demi-Humans can’t reproduce as often or as easily as humans can, the flipside being that all of their species have significantly longer average lifespans than humans.

"Let’s just relax and enjoy ourselves," Suggested Argent, as he poured himself a drink and took a sip, his body stiffening as he did, "H-holy...wow, that’s strong!"

"This meat is so good! I mean, it’s not as good as Magical Beast meat, but it’s cooked better than anything I’ve tried in human towns!" Exclaimed Izzy as her eyes lit up, wolfing down a chunk of meat.

"You don’t need to eat so fast, try savoring your food," Sighed Argent, as he wiped off the sauce from around her mouth, while I poured myself a drink with a sense of intrigue and anticipation.

"It’s so good though...here, try some," She replied, as she suddenly jammed a piece of the meat into his mouth, as I took a gulp of the drink.

Damn, that’s some good shit right there!

"Mmfph-...oh, wow, that is really good," He muttered with his mouth full as his eyes widened.

"You’re right, this is amazing," Nodded Prysm in agreement, before turning to me, "Hey, you should try this, it’s so delicious!"

"I’m glad to see you’re all enjoying yourselves," Remarked Oberr, walking over towards us.

Most of the Demi-Humans are keeping their distance, giving us wary glances every so often. Guess he’s trying to break the ice.

"Yeah, thanks for throwing us this feast, we really appreciate it," I replied with a nod.

"Your food is amazing, I’m very impressed," Grinned Izzy in response.

"Yeah, thank you so much for being so welcoming, you didn’t have to do this, we’re very grateful," Added Argent politely.

"Of course, once we decided to let you stay here, it’s only natural that we would treat you with hospitality," Responded Oberr with a smile.

"That’s great. And in return, we’ll help liven things up...for instance, I can show you another way to smoke that stuff," I grinned as I nodded as the weed. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

They had placed several wooden smoking pipes by the pile of weed buds, guess that’s how they usually smoke the stuff. I do have some rolling paper in my Pocket Dimension, but I’m not sure they’ll be able to replicate it down here, so I’ll go with a different option.

"Oh? You have my attention, show me," He replied with a look of interest.

"Heh, my pleasure," I responded, as I walked over towards the pile of weed with him trailing behind me.

I can feel it, there’s a lot of eyes on us, this could be an important moment. Alright, I’ve gotta focus, this is gonna be a bit tricky to pull off.

A hollow body, an opening at the top, a pipe that goes through the side of the body and into the hollow space, with a small bowl at the end of the pipe on the outside, with a mesh bottom to it to keep stuff from falling in.

Here goes, my new Spell, which I’d just formulated right now...Elemental Metal: Create Bong! There we go, perfect! Now to fill it about a third of the way with water...

"Is that a bottle?" Inquired Oberr curiously, "It has an unusual shape."

"It’s called a bong. It’s usually made of glass, but it doesn’t look like you guys have glass down here...so I made one with metal. Alright, it’s ready. Here, give it a try," I grinned, as I tore up a bud and placed it in the bowl, forming a small flame over my finger, "Okay, so take a deep puff through the top opening when I light up the stuff."

"Hm, very well...," He nodded with a look of intrigue, before putting his mouth over the opening and pulling as I moved the flame onto the stuff.

His eyes widened as he took a deep puff and pulled away, a large cloud of smoke billowing out of his mouth as he let out a sharp cough.

"Well, what do you think?" I inquired, as I took a puff myself, exhaling through my nostrils.

Ooh, this is some good stuff right here. Thank fuck I’m able to suppress my Universal Resistance, living this entire life sober would’ve been depressing.

"That was ...wow. There was so much smoke, but it didn’t burn my throat as much as our pipes do, so I was able to pull in more smoke, but I didn’t account for how much smoke I was inhaling and got overwhelmed," He remarked, eagerly taking the bong again as I handed it to him.

"Hey, let me try that," Spoke up Howll, walking over after chugging down his drink and tossing aside the mug.

"Wait, let me try it again first, now that I know what to expect," Protested Oberr, stepping back as Howll reached for it.

This is my chance!

"No need to fight over it, guys, I can make more," I grinned, as I created several more bongs, pouring some water into them with my Magic and handing one over to Howll after tearing up a bud and placing it in the bowl.

As I lit it up and he inhaled sharply, he burst out coughing almost right away, sputtering as he pulled back from the bong, his eyes watering slightly.

"Why is this making me higher than our pipes?" Wondered Oberr in bemusement.

"Haha, what a fascinating contraption this is! The bubbling of the water when pulling on it is nice and pleasant. Hey, how does it work? What purpose does the water serve!?" Inquired Howll in fascination.

"Well, I don’t know too much about it...but I believe it makes you higher faster because you end up inhaling more smoke than through other methods, the water disperses the heat of the smoke so it’s easier to take a puff. Plus since you inhale deeply, maybe because the sound of the bubbling water inadvertently prompts you to do so, you get a bit light headed, which makes you higher faster. At least, that’s how I think it works," I explained with a shrug.

Yeah, I don’t know if any of that is true, but it sounds reasonable and logical enough. It’s not like they can fact check me.

"Could you make a smaller one of these ’bongs’?" Requested Tania, as she flew over with a couple of other intrigued-looking Fairies.

"Yeah, sure, that’s easy," I nodded, making a few mini bongs and handing it to her, "You’re gonna want to fill about one third of the container with water, I’d do it myself, but it’s hard to estimate the right amount with a such a small container."

"Got it, thank you," She replied, as she and the Fairies took the bongs from us with eager, fascinated looks on their faces.

"Hey, I just had a thought...I’m not all that sure about how your Enchantment ability works, but would you be able to enchant this stuff or alcohol to, you know, have a stronger effect?" I asked her curiously.

"Wh...why have I never thought of that before!?" She suddenly exclaimed after a brief pause, before flying over to the pile of weed.

A Magic Circle formed in front of her hand, before a glow enveloped the buds, slowly fading away.

"No way, did you actually do it?" I inquired in disbelief.

"Yes, I did. It should be at least three or four times stronger now," She nodded, before tearing up a small piece of bud and lighting it up as she placed it on the bong, taking a slightly small puff and slowly exhaling, her eyes widening, "O-oh, my...th-that’s really intense..."

She was swaying through the air, unable to fly straight.

"Well, you know what that means...let’s get totally wasted!" I exclaimed with a grin, as more of the Demi-Humans began to gather around.

Nice, it’s working!

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